OET interlinear NAH 1:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנֵּ֨ה

(hinnēh)

The author is using the term Behold to: (1) tell his readers to actually look toward the mountains, from which a messenger will come. (2) focus his readers‘ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you could use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Listen] or [See]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רַגְלֵ֤י מְבַשֵּׂר֙

(raglēy məⱱassēr)

Here, feet represents the action that the herald does with his feet, that is, he is coming. Alternate translation: [a herald is coming]

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

חָגִּ֧י&חַגַּ֖יִ⁠ךְ

(ḩāggiy&ḩaggayi⁠k)

Here, Celebrate your celebrations is an emphatic construction that uses a verb and its object that come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יְהוּדָ֛ה

(yəhūdāh)

Here, Judah represents the people who live in Judah. Alternate translation: [people of Judah]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בְּלִיַּ֖עַל

(bəliyyaˊal)

The word wicked represents evil people in general, not one particular person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: [wicked people]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כֻּלֹּ֥⁠ה נִכְרָֽת

(kullo⁠h nikrāt)

The author is speaking of destroying someone as if they were cut off. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he is completely eliminated]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כֻּלֹּ֥⁠ה נִכְרָֽת

(kullo⁠h nikrāt)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: [God has completely eliminated him]

Note 8 topic: writing-pronouns

כֻּלֹּ֥⁠ה נִכְרָֽת

(kullo⁠h nikrāt)

The pronoun he refers to the wicked. If you have decided to use a plural form for wicked, you could use a plural pronoun here, or repeat your form for wicked. Alternate translation: [they are completely cut off] or [those wicked people are completely cut off]